What Makes Norman Finkelstein So Controversial?
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What Makes Norman Finkelstein So Controversial?
with John McWhorter
A few weeks ago, I had the the political scientist Norman Finkelstein on the show, and I’m still getting emails about it. Norman’s pro-Palestinian, anti-Zionist positions have made him an unpopular figure among many of his fellow Jewish Americans. In this clip from my latest conversation with John McWhorter, we explore what makes Norman so controversial and why so many people were upset by his TGS appearance.
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What Makes Norman Finkelstein So Controversial?
Mr. Loury, Your comments on listening and giving some weight to Mr. Finklestein's opinions when you did not agree entirely with them struck a chord with me because earlier today I'd read the Wall Street Journal's excellent article about the Biden administration: "A federal judge issued a broad preliminary injunction limiting the federal government from communicating with social-media companies about online content, ruling that Biden administration officials’ policing of social-media posts likely violated the First Amendment." Bravo to you, Sir!
I loved this so much that it listened twice.....I have two points: Finklestein is unreasoned when he expects Israel to be “more moral” than ALL other nations. Then shaming the country in a neighborhood of killers of acting badly. All have and would make the same mistakes to protect homeland. Concerning the Holocaust Industry I was born 5 years after the Holocaust to a Zionist Iwo Jima Vet. Most boys my age believed in Never Again and were ashamed that we ( majority) sheepishly walked to the camps. The Holocaust’s Industry painting us as sad victims which my generation of men rejected in favor of support “Strong and Tough” Jews who will fight back. Isreal is an inspiration to us Zionists who believe we need to hit back after 100s of European and Ukrainian Progroms